This $311,985 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program supports research on the scalable manufacturing of large-area thin films of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for separation applications. The University of Illinois, as the prime awardee, is using a combination of in-situ experimentation, modeling, and separation measurements to develop fundamental manufacturing knowledge on MOF thin film formation through scalable coating techniques like...
The University of Virginia received a $330,922 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to support research titled "SPECIFIC ION SEPARATIONS BY CONTROLLING THE MOLECULAR ENVIRONMENT OF HYDRATED POLYMERS" from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2024. The grant aims to advance engineering research and education by funding innovation and excellence in engineering research. Specifically, the funding will enable the University of Virginia to conduct...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemistry awarded a $265,161 Project Grant to Rector & Visitors Of The University Of Virginia, doing business as the University of Virginia, for the "Cooperative Site and Electrolyte Design for Optimizing Interfacial Electrokinetics" project under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). This grant supports research by Drs. Huiyuan Zhu and Hongliang Xin to develop new strategies for improving the performance...
This $328,153 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program supports research at the University of Virginia (UVA) to develop two-dimensional metal halide perovskites as a templating tool for controlling the crystal structure and optoelectronic properties of organic semiconductor thin films. The research aims to improve the understanding of how subtle changes in molecular packing can impact the exciton transfer,...
This $625,300 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Materials Research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) supports a research project led by Professors Amanda Morris and Alan Esker of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). The project conducts fundamental investigations into the electronic and ionic transport properties of metal-organic frameworks, with the goal of advancing...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $597,273 Project Grant to the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia to develop computational molecular models and theory predicting the dynamics of agglomeration and redispersion of metals supported by zeolites. This project, funded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will provide guidance on engineering deactivation resistant zeolites used widely in the...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded Arizona State University a $452,000 Project Grant under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The three-year award will support research to develop scalable synthesis methods for producing ultrathin two-dimensional covalent organic framework membranes with sub-1 nm pores. These membranes show potential for molecular separations in industrial processes related to fuels,...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $150,756 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia (UVA), doing business as the University of Virginia. The grant supports fundamental research on applying ideas from mathematical logic to the study of manifolds, which are central objects in mathematics and physics. The research aims to develop new tools for investigating manifolds and...
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) received a $480,528 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research on July 1, 2021 to support fundamental investigations into metal-organic framework redox-hopping charge transport. The award will fund research through June 30, 2024 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these scientific fields and strengthen the Nation's...
The National Science Foundation Division of Chemistry awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Rector & Visitors Of The University Of Virginia, also known as the University of Virginia, located in Newcomb Hall, VA. The grant period runs from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The grant funds research on "LIGAND CONTROLLED REDOX CATALYSIS WITH LATE TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES" under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA #47.049). This program aims to advance scientific...